![]() When the zoomy two-door arrived several weeks later on the back of a transport trailer, the salesman and person who filled the order ( not this author, I hasten to add) were shocked to see a car whose paint was several shades lighter than expected - powder blue instead of dark navy. Many moons ago, this gearhead toiled at a dealership where a customer wrangled a deal for a then-new top-spec coupe, plucking the machine from a special order sheet with a number of particular options - including the paint code for Torched Steel Blue. While on the subject of paint colours, your author will beg the leeway of his editors to permit the use of a professional anecdote to point out a potential hiccup on the Traverse option sheet. This permits the big V6 to display some traits of a small-displacement turbocharged unit (good around-town power delivery) but without a turbo’s complexity or thirst for premium. Mills of this type generally make peak torque near redline, but GM has managed to pull a trick and have all this engine’s twist on deck by 2,800 rpm. ![]() ![]() The 2022 Traverse is offered with a single powertrain option, showing up as a naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 engine rated at 310 horsepower 266 lb-ft of torque. Unlike models from the halcyon years, ‘RS’ might still stand for Rally Sport but no longer promises anything extra under the hood. This test unit wears RS badging, easily identified by its lack of brightwork which has been substituted for blacked-out trim and badging. On tap is a new front fascia bearing standard LED headlamps and an array of fresh trim-dependent grilles. Article contentįor those who are still sleeping off the effects of our latest mid-winter snowstorm, allow us to reiterate the 2022 Chevy Traverse is the fifth model year of a second-generation nameplate, freshened for this annum with updates to its exterior styling and interior trappings. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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